District 3 Commissioner Elaine Lucas is holding a Town Hall Meeting for District 3 and all of Macon-Bibb County on Thursday, March 23 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the Northeast High School Media Center (1646 Upper River Road). In attendance will be Wesleyan College Professor Dr. Tom Ellington, Georgia Federation of Teachers President Verdallia […]
Is there a business or a person you know working hard to make a positive impact on our community? We want to hear about them! The Green Team is seeking nominations now for these groups or individuals. Criteria for each category is listed below. Please read carefully before filling out the nomination form located at […]
Macon-Bibb County is continuing its attack on blight on Monday, March 20, at 11:00 a.m. by demolishing nine houses on Wise Avenue. This is the first phase of demolitions that will begin clearing that area to make way for a new multipurpose field to serve the Pleasant Hill neighborhood. The second phase includes nine […]
At its meeting on February 7, the Commission approved switching from quarterly to annual billing for solid waste (garbage, recycling, and yard waste) collections beginning in October 2017. Instead of paying $60 every three months, property owners will pay $240 per year, and they will be billed along with their property taxes. Quarterly bills will […]
Each year, the people who work for Macon-Bibb County work to raise money to help the neighborhoods we serve. This year, employees gave a whopping $50,000! Wanzina Jackson, Economic and Community Development Director, was the co-chair of the fundraising campaign for the Macon-Bibb government. She says, “I’m excited that we as the government can give back to […]
Come out and support student leadership at the fourth annual “Taste of Macon-Bibb Follies” to help raise money for the Macon-Bibb County Youth Commission. This year’s lineup of elected officials, community leaders, employees, and more will take the stage at The Douglass Theatre (355 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) on April 8, 2017. There will […]
Macon-Bibb County will celebrate the completion of the second phase of improvements to Central City Park with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, March 17, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will be held near the new skate park and will feature Commissioners, members of the SPLOST Advisory Committee, the Parks & Recreation Department, and […]
Macon-Bibb County will mark the start of one its efforts in its Blight Remediation Program by tearing down the two dilapidated houses at 3936 and 3948 Mercer Street near Napier Avenue on Monday at 1:00 p.m. Later this year, five more structures in the area will be torn down as part of the attack on blight: […]
Macon-Bibb County’s Public Works Department is holding its Spring donation drive and is challenging other departments to collect items for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia. The department with the most items collected will win a prize from Public Works Director Marvin Land. “We had great success with our Fall donation drive, and […]
In partnership with the Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and other departments and offices, Georgia Air National Guard (ANG) security forces personnel will conduct a training exercise at Lake Tobesofkee’s Sandy Beach Park on March 14 and 15. The Park will be closed to the public both days. The exercise will focus on how […]
